Field Service Engineer

Network Scientific Recruitment; Reading; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Scientific Recruitment is seeking a Field Service Engineer with life science/healthcare experience to support clean rooms and biocontainment environments. The role is homebased with travel to client sites primarily around London and surrounding areas across the UK and Ireland.

You will test, calibrate and troubleshoot instruments, conduct site surveys and deliver customer training while maintaining health and safety standards and company policies.

Qualifications

• Be qualified or time-served in related engineering discipline preferably within life science and healthcare sectors.
• Experience with installation, commissioning and service of building services and equipment in laboratories.
• Demonstrated ability to use instrumentation such as manometers, anemometers, bolometers, sound level meters and temperature and humidity meters.
• Be highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Hold a full driving licence and be able to travel to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Testing and validation at client sites across the UK and Ireland.
• Calibration of instruments and gauges.
• Fault finding and troubleshooting.
• Site surveys and feasibility reports.
• Delivery of client training for operations and maintenance.
• Provide on-site and remote support for test equipment.
• Provide daily updates on works to the operations team and ensure all Health & Safety requirements are met.
• The position is homebased but travel to client sites will be required around the London and surrounding areas.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

IT proficiency

Driving licence

Biocontainment experience

Education

Engineering discipline qualification or time-served

Tools

Manometers

Anemometers

Bolometers

Temp/Humidity meters

Job description

Do you have engineering experience working in a Life Science or Healthcare environment? Do you have expertise in clean rooms and biocontainment? Are you looking for an exciting and unique challenge with a rapidly growing business?

Our client are a specialist life science and healthcare company who work with a range of clients including universities, pharmaceutical manufacturers and the NHS. They provide expert advice and knowledge in relation to clean room environments, biocontainment and laboratory set-up, providing a high level of service in order to support their clients achieve their goals with relation to establishing new laboratories and expanding existing ones. Due to growth, they are now looking to recruit a Field Service Engineer to join their team.

Responsibilities will include

• Testing and validation at client sites across the UK and Ireland
• Calibration of instruments and gauges
• Fault finding and troubleshooting
• Site surveys and feasibility reports
• Delivery of client training for operations and maintenance
• Provide on-site and remote support for test equipment
• Provide daily updates on works to the operations team and ensure all company policies, procedures are adhered to and that all Health & Safety requirements are always met
• The position is homebased but travel to client sites will be required around the London and surrounding areas

To be considered for the role you will

• Be based near and commutable to London
• Have a high standard of literacy and numeracy
• Be qualified or be time-served in related engineering discipline preferably within life science and healthcare sectors
• Be experienced in installation, commissioning and service of building service and equipment in laboratories
• Demonstrated ability to use instrumentation such as manometers, anemometers, bolometers, sound level meters and temperature and humidity meters
• Be able to work effectively as part of a team
• Be highly organised and with strong attention to detail
• Be a confident user of IT and in particular Microsoft Office Packages e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook Full driving licence
• Ideally have experience of Biocontainment and Cleanrooms

You will be rewarded with a friendly, inclusive working environment and competitive salary and company vehicle, as well as the opportunity to join a great business at an exciting time.

Please note that all applicants for this role should be able to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the UK.